What color is #6B5A82?

#6B5A82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5A82?

The RGB value is 107, 90, 130: 107 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5A82?

The complementary color is #71825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5A82 color

#6B5A82 rgb(107, 90, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5A82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 35.3% green and 51% blue (107, 90, 130).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#6B5A82 color codes

HEX	`#6B5A82`
RGB	`rgb(107, 90, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 35.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.3, 15.5, -19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.3, 25.17, 308.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.748, 12.05, 22.716)`
Decimal	`7035522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5A82, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6B5A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6B5A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5a82; }
.text { color: #6b5a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 90 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5a82, #7f5a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B5A82?: #6B5A82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5A82?: The RGB value is 107, 90, 130: 107 red, 90 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5A82?: The complementary color is #71825A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.